Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30
District Government Affair.

TURN OFF THE WATER; DO NOT LET 1T RUS.
The water inspectors will be on the alert from
now on TO catch the water-taker who lets the
water run TO prevent II from freezing In the pipes
In every cas- the culprt Will be arrested and
that tine practice has already begun and people in
the elevated portions OF the city are thereby de-
prlyed OF much OF their water. He says thai the
turn II on from the house over light
EELs IN THE WATER PIPES.
Capt. Symons has curiosity In his ONCE that
eel stuck through piece OF water pipe. The eel
was found by Plumber W. A. Thoinas In the water
pipe which serves No lbs 18th sst northwest
who stood by while the curiosity wan beng shown
The STAR reporter, 81 have seen d 2-inch pipe
into IL ana been caught by some impSgfection in
the pipe"
The District Commissioners have adopted the
Duncanson stand-pipe Valve.
The Commissioners nave written Gen. r. MacFeely,
Acting Secretary OF War, in response his request
that f1re-alarm box be placed In the Army Nedi-
cal Museum Building, that they would be glad 10
do IL II practicable, but the appropriation Is SO
small that it would be dfncult 10 spare the
sary funds.
WILLS FnKp.-In Register Clagett's ONCE to-day
t the VIII ,I OF Mary a; ROTH. widow OF Andrew Roth
be used for her burial; that headstones be placed
on the graves OF her husband, son, and herself;
that SIS be paid Rev. Father I. j.. Tewes and her
reai estate, 4l9 street. be sold and onefourth OF
the proceeds be paid her daughter one-fourth TO
her son G. W., and one-half 10 her son Jacob The
viii OF the late Michael McAilister, bequeathing
estate to his wife, was nled.
PRETENsEs.-Onicer Nicholson this morning ar
rested Mrs. Isle Lester, OF No. 141l Craven Ter
race, on q 10 .gistrate's warrant, sworn out by
ing money under false pretenses, and she was
taken 10 the Police Court, where she was held In
$500 bail for trial next Tuesday. The warrant,
n i.bxra Inv Iulft a oh hat
Mrs. Lester did fraudulently make and deliver TO
the SAID Watrous a certain check on the Columbia
OF LEO, payable TO the oraer OF the said Watrous,
with intent to cheat and defraud the said Watrous.
Mrs Lester was unable 20 give the required bail,
and was committed TO jail.
TAKEN BAcK TO MAKYLASD.-Henry Krone, the
young German arrested here yesterday for steal
Marlboro, Nd, was turned over TO Deputy Sherfn
Magruuer, who took both horse and prisoner back
to Marlboro for trial krohne, IL Is said, belongs
in this city, and was arrested here some months
ago on q charge OF forgery, but the case was nole
pressed.
THE PRESIDENT went into training to-day for his
New Years ordeal and shook the hands OF three
hundred and nine visitors.
sroRK-KEKPrR AND GAuGER-wm. strain has
been appointed store-keeper and gauger for Hills
boro, fourth district OF North Carolina
To CALL ON THE PREsIDENT.-The heads of
bureaus, their deputies and the chiefs and as
sistant chiefs OF divisions OF the Treasury Depart
ment have been requested TO meet In the oflice OF
Secretary Fairchild at IL As next Monday morning
for the purpose OF calling In body on the Presi-
dent and at 80 there will be similar meeting In
the ONCE OF Assistant Secretary Thompson.
SILVER FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE CHIcAoo-A
number Of citizens OF Chicago have presented q
handsome silver table service the ofcers OF the
new cruiser Chicago, In token OF their apprecia-
ton Of their interest In their ctty's namesake.
is stated upon good authority that the appropri-
be exhausted by February, and the Department
OF Justice will be compelled 70 ask Congress for
another deficiency appropriation.
MARYLAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Berry has
been appointed postmaster At Benedict. Charles
County, Nd, and Mrs Nancy Brewer ct Roth
Washington County. Mo.
Mr.. JOHN B. RILEY, the superintendent Of
Indian schoolsis out West on . tour OF inspection
o. the schools As stated In yesterdays STAR he
was appointed yesterday BY the new civn service
board OF New York state principal examiner. He
has not - yet had the opportunity 70 resign his
present position.
NAVAL oRpEas-Ehstgn Henry 8 Chase, Or
dered TO the Naval Observatory, January Il; Pay
master Frank B. Human, ordered TO the norfolk
navy yard, January 10; Assistant Paymaster Jas
8. PhfllipA ordered TO the Palos By steamer OF
January 20; Lieut.. Aaron Ward, detached from
the Monongahela on her arrival at PaytA Peru,
Coontz, detached from the Bureau OF Navigation
and ordered 70 the Pinta, Alaska; Naval Cadet
N. L Bristol, transferred from the 0alena 20 the
detscSSd nom 1ne %a1ns PhSSe
phla, and placed on waiJing orders; Haymaster